UBA Foundation National Essay contest 2014

Students in senior secondary schools across the country have been invited to submit entries in the 2014 UBA Foundation National Essay Competition.

UBA Foundation is the corporate social responsibility and sustainability initiatives arm of United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc and uses this annual competition to challenge the   reading, research, writing and critical thinking skills of Nigerian students.

The UBA Foundation National Essay Competition, which is in its fourth consecutive year, has witnessed increased participation from students since it was first launched in 2011.  Going by the success recorded in Nigeria, UBA is taking the competition to other parts of Africa. Similar essay competitions according to the MD/CEO UBA Foundation Ms. Ijeoma Aso are going on simultaneously in Senegal and Ghana as part of UBA’s continued efforts to intellectually challenge African youths to improve their capacity to compete in an increasingly global world.

“The Essay competition is a follow up to our Read Africa initiative, which involves giving out literature books to secondary school students to help rekindle the reading culture. With the essay competitions, we are seeking to further challenge the students” she explained.

Eligible senior secondary students willing to participate in the competition are expected to send in handwritten entries on the topic Is Social Media a safe place to make friends?, to the UBA Foundation’s office in Lagos. Entries for the Nigeria competition close by November 14, 2014.

A distinguished panel of judges made up of professors from reputable Nigerian Universities will review the entries and select an initial shortlist of 12 for further assessment until the overall three best candidates emerge. The top three winners of the competition will win educational grants to study in any African university of their choice.